Automobile-fender.



W. E; SYMONS.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION 11mm MAY 15, 1911.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS (20.. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHING mu. u. 1..

W. E. SYMONS.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED Mn 15, 1911.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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W.-E. SYMONS.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1911.

Patented 0011.20, 1914.

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W. E. SYM'ONS.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1911.

Patented 0013.20, 1914.

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Specification'ofiLetters Patent. fig g 19 Application filedM'ay I5,1911. Seria1mIo.627,25 5. Y

Toall whom it may concern Be it known that I, iaison Sermons,

v a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of"Cook vand state I of Illinois, have invented a new ia nd .use fu1Automobile-Fender, :of which the following ls'a specification.

-lhe invention relates to' improvements in automobile fenders.

The objector the present invention is to improve the construction :ofautomobile fenders, and to providea simple, =efiicient and comparativelyinexpensive auto-mobile fender vequipped with a fender proper adapted tobe carried normal-1y about the horizontal plane of the node or the lineof, axle clearance, and capable, should ,an =azuto-.-

mobile 001116 in contact with a person or other object, 'of droppingautomatically and of preventing such person or objectxfroin being runover by the automobile.

A further objectof the invention-is ito provide an automobilefender-having a buffer adapted to cushion the 'bloW when an :automobilestrikes :a personyor is struck, and capable of :releasingdthe fender andauto matically dropping ithe same.

Another iobj ect of the invention is to provide operating sinech'anismfor (enabling the fender to be dropped instantly :byithe chauffeur ordriver and for :EftlSlllg rand lBv'SQttlHiJ, the fender afterOP'GBdtlOIl.

With these and :otlienobjects :in yiewythe invention consists :rnctheoonstructioniand novel-coinbin ation of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, ullustrated Y in the accompanying drawings, and pointedoutinithe claims hereto appendedylit being lllldBI'StOOClwthEtt variouschanges :in'lthe 'for1n,.:p1-roportion, size :and minor details :ofconstruction, Witlr in the scope Ofltl16"Cl2LiInS,;Il1ay be resorted ItojWitho-ut departing ifroin the spiritorzsaor-ificing any of theadvantagesof'the inyention.

equipped "with anvcautoinobile fender iconstruoted in accordance with=tliis invention. Fig. 2 isa plan View of'thesanie #Eigni is a frontelevation.

automobile :fender, taken,substantially ion the line 4-4 of Fig. :2.CFi.g.- 5is detail sectional View on the .line"'.5-:5ynfaEig;4. Figs; 6:and 7 are deta ls SGCtlOIlflliVIGWS,

guides '8'.

111 the drawings z-Eigure 1 is ,a side ele; cation (of a portion 401? anautomobile Fig. .l is an enlarged 7 Vertical longitudinal sectional VIGW:of the illustrating the manner; of mounting .the hinged section of thescreen. Fig, 8 is a detailhorizonta l sectional View on the line 88 ofFig. '1. Fig. 9 is a deta il sectionala similar wiew, showing "anotherguiding ineans for the flexible connection for rais- I ing the fenderproper. Fig. 11 is a horizontal sectional View on-the' i'l-ine ':1-1 1 lof Fig.3. 'Fig 12'is a detail View of a modifiwhen, sh wlng an e ectingslide arranged inrear of acheck' holdin'g receptacle.

\ Like numerals 0f reference designate corf responding parts an al l thefigures of' the dra mngs. I

@[n the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the' preferredembodiment of the invention, designates the fender 1 proper, constructedof suitable metal and.

consisting :of an approximately -V-shaped horizontally disposed bottom"bar 2, a 1 straight horizontal top bar 3, and Vertical] side :barsconnecting :the :top and bottom "The top and ibottom bars are alsoconnected central :and side inclined rods bars.

5 iamd-'6.lBy.ithis construction, the fender -y is tapered [and inclinedsimilar to an ordinaryicoW-catcher. The bottcm bar 2 is eX- the fenderis provided atopposite sides with \(GliilCiLl .amns I, re-xtk -indingupwardly from thentennnnal extensions of the bottom bar tended laterallyibeyond the side bars 4, and

2 slidahlynrranged :in vertical tubular guides ::-8 of .a I mainsupporting bracket 9,

' llhe lil lbular guidesS, Which'are located at OPPOSItBSICLGSYOfthebracke't:9, are provided at {their rear sides with verticaljslots 10for I the receptioniof :pins or keys L1, ecarried by j the arms #EUKmovementcf :the fender and preventing the limiting sthe downward arms;7J;'fr10111 dropping out 0f the tubular p The .slidable mounting of thefender 1 enables the'latterto be raised and lowered,an'd it isanorniallyer anged in an elevated 1p ositionvsapproximately .at the:line offgazle clearance jof the automobile.

*The main :supporting bracket is composed OfTlihCi'OpPOSltC vertical(guides 8, a top transverse'fconnecting bar 12,,and horizontallongitudinal varms :1'3,.;eXtending rearwardly froln the'atubularguidesIS Eat a point intermediate of rthe ends thereof and supportedby-iinclined braces 14:, extending upwardly and zrearwardly from thelower ends of the verticalx-guidesw8 and connected with the arms 13 atthe rear portions thereof. The

. are provided adjacent to their lower ends with inwardly extendingtransversely disposed guiding arms 18, arranged horizontally andprovided with recesses 19, which receive the vertical side-rods 4 of.the fender 1. These transverse inwardly projecting arms 18 support thetop portion of the fender when the latter is dropped to the dottedpositionillustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so that there is .noliability of the upper portion of the fender yleldmg, when it issubjected to a jar or strain incident to striking a person or otherobject.

' The rearwardly extending longitudinal arms are provided adjacent totheir rear ends with vertical posts or standards 20, forming supportsfor side orhead lights 21 and provided with attaching flanges 22,

which are secured by bolts 23, or other suitable fastening devices tothe side beams 24 of the frame of theautomobile. By this construction,the-rearwardly extending arms of the main supporting bracket areconnected at their rear portions with the frame of the automobile. Thelamp supporting posts or standards 20 are provided with reduced upperportions, adapted to pass through a clamp or eye 25 of the lamp 21, andit has a lower supporting collar or shoulder 26 and is threaded at theend for the reception of a nut 27, but the lamp or head light 21 may bemounted on the post or standard 20 in any other desired manner.

The rearwardly extending side arms of the main supporting bracket areprovided at their front portions with longitudinal openings 28 for the.reception of reciprocatory side bars 29, projecting outwardly in advanceof the main supporting bracket and the fender and supporting atransversely disposed pneumaticbuffer 30, extending entirely across thefront of the automobile, and having rearwardly curved terminal portions,extending out to the planes of the wheels, as clearly illustrated inFig. 2 of the drawings. The fender may also be extended entirely acrossthe automobile to the planes of the wheels instead of being of a widthcorresponding to the width of the body of the automobile, as illustratedin the drawings. The pneumatic buffer is preferably composed of innerand outer tubes 31 and 32 and is of the clencher type, the outer tubebeing interlocked with a metallic back 33, having its upper and loweredges curved forwardly and inwardly to provide grooves 34 for thereception of ribs 35. The inner tube is equipped with .a suitable valve36,

mounted on the metallic back 33 and adapted to be connected with a pumpin the usual manner for inflating the pneumatic buffer. The front orouter ends of the side bars 29 are connected by hinges 37 and 38 withthe metallic back 33 of the buffer, the hinge connections permittingeither side portion of the bufi'er to be forced rearwardly withoutstraining the connections at the opposite side of the bufier. The hinges37 and 38 are provided with vertical pivotsor pintles, and the leaf orhinge element 39 of the hinge 38 consists of a rectangular plate,slidably mounted in guides or ways 40 of a plate 41.

The slidable connection between the buffer and the hinge 38 facilitatesthe independent operation of the side rods 29 to drop the fender, ashereinafter fully explained. The buffer is also cushioned by coiledsprings 42, disposed on the side rods and interposed between fixed eyes43 and collars 44 of the rods 7 29. The eyes 43 consist of perforatedlugs extending laterally from the inner or'rear endsof the arms 13. Therear or inner ends of the coiled springs 42 bear against the lugs 43,and the front end of the springs are engaged by the collars 44, or othersuitable means rigidly carried by the rcciprocatory side bars. hen theside bars are moved inwardly or rearwardly by the buffer, the coiledsprings 42 are compressed to cushion the buffer and also to return theparts to their initial position.

The inner or rear portions of the reciprocatory side bars are supportedin suitable guides 45, and their inner or rear ends are arranged inadvance of the depending arms 46 of a transverse rock shaft 47, mountedin suitable bearings of the frame of the automobile and extending acrossthe same. The rock shaft is also provided with an upwardly extending arm48, preferably located at the right hand side of'the automobile andprovided with a projecting shoulder 49 and forming a catch for engaginga projecting terminal 50 of an arm 51 provided on a rock shaft 52. Thearm 48, which forms a' catch, is maintained in engagement with the arm51 by means of a suitable spring 48, which urges the arm-148 upwardlyand rearwardly. The springwhich may be of any desired con-.

struction, preferably consists of a coil secured at one end and havingthe other end extended around the front edge of the arm 48,

, and the arm 48 is rounded'or beveled above the shoulder and theterminal portion 50 of the arm is alsobeveled, whereby the arm 51 may bereadily engaged with the catch of the arm 48. The arm 51 extendsforwardly from the rock shaft 52 and is arranged in an r of thefrontends or the Wire cords or cables 54:, are composed of upper andlower branches;the upperbranches are secured to the tcp transverseconnecting bar 12 by links 57, and the lower branches pass overguides58, an'dare'secured to the fender by links 59 y'vhich-piercethe lowerportions ofthe side rods 4:. The Wire rods or cables 54 may tions 54Will pull rearW-ardlyonthe flexible connections and the fender Will beele' vated. The locking of the arm 51 Will main tain the fende -hr anelevated positiom'and when the buliercomes'incontact with a' 'person orother object, the longitudinal side rods 29 Willbe forced inwardly orrear-' Wardly, thereby partially rotatin'gthe rock shaft 47 and'swingingthe arm a8 thereof forwardly out of engagement With the term-inal 50 ofthe arm 51. This Willrelease the fender, Which will drop by gravity. Thefender may also berd'ropped by the chaufieur or driver, and for thispurpose the arm 48 is connected by a pivot with the lower end of aninclined operating rod 62, guided in a suitable opening 63 of a plate64:, and provided at its upper end with a head, adapted to beengagedj'by the foot. lVhen the operating rod 62Iis depressedfihe arm 48is swung forwardly out of engagement With the arm 51 and the fender ispermitted to drop. The rock shaft '52 is rotated to elevate the fenderby means of a curved bar 65,

' extendingupwardly and rearwardly from the outer end of the arm 51 intoan arcuate tubular guide 66, projecting upwardly and rearwardly from theplate 64 and preferably formed integral with the same andprovided at one'sidewith'a longitudinal slot 67, in

which operates the shank of a foot plate 68.

The foot plate extends on the bar 65 laterally from the tubular guideand is adapted tobe depressed by the'foo t of the chauffeur or driver ofan automobile or car.

One of the reciprocato ry side rods-29 carchecks 71 from the receptacle.The slide is provided at its front end. With a sleeve 72, Which issecured by 'a'setfscrevv 7 3, or other s'uitablenieans "to the adjacentside bar 29.

The receptacle 70, Whichpreferably consists of acylinder, is arranged ina vertical posiition' and is provided at an intermediate point "with anattaching flange 74, which is secured to the frame of the automobile;Thev lower end otthe receptacle. is provided Witha forwardly projectingflange 7 5, and

it has oppositejfrontand rear slots 7 6 and 77. "The slide '69 isnormally arranged at the front slot '76 and is supported in positionl)y"the-projecting flange 75. hen the side bar 29 ismovedzrearwardly, it carries jvvi'thit the slid'e'j69, which is forcedthrough the bottom portion of the receptacle 70,

thereby ejecting a predetermine'd number of checks 71' through the rearopenings 7 7 When the ejecting slide is; moved forwardly, the checksWithin the receptacle 70 drop inorder tl'i'at the bottom ones may. be inposition 'to'be engaged by the slide, coiled s'pring TSis interposedbetween the top check and.aflremovablebap 79, in order topositivelyfo'rce thechecks to the bottom of the :receptacle. The checksare designed to bear thenumber of theautomobile or otheridentifi'catio'n matter, sothat in event of an accident: positive andunmistakable evidence of the automobile "Will 'beileft on the ground.The'cap .79 is interiorly threaded'to engage correspondingthreads of.the upper end of the receptacle, but it may be secured to the sameinanyother desired manner. Also an ejecting slide 69 maybe mounted inrear of a remaptacle 'l'O so as to be actuated by the forward" movementof the side bars 29. The

check holding receptacle 70 is mounted on i the frame "of the automobilein the same manner asthe receptacle 70 heretofore de scribed. It ispreferable to-al'range the check ejecting slide inadvance of thereceptacle as shown in 1, as'the identification checks willbelimmediately ejected and the slide Will exclude dust, 'rain, snowv andthe like from thefront opening ,7 6, which would be exposed were theslide mounted at the back of the rece tacle. Noclaim is made in thepresent app ication t0 the means for ejecting the identification checks.i

In order topreventa person when struck by the buffer from falling'overthe sameinto the space between lthefender and, the radiator, ascreen 80 is employed.

The screen 80 consists of afixed section 81 and a hinged section 82,adapted to be raised; to alford access to the' front of the automobilefor cranking the engine. I The sections 81 and 82 6f the screen areconstructed of Wire gauze or other suitable.mater1al, and the screen,which is inclined downwardly and fit thein'clined portions at the top ofthe radiator. The hinged section 82 is preferably provided with amarginal I metallic frame 84:, having an lnchnedirnner portion 85,extending from the center of the top of i the radiator to onset thevertical tubular guides 8, and rounded to form a pintle rod on whichthehinged section 82 swings in the opening and closing of the same. pintlerod 85 is mounted in upper and lower eyes or sleeves 86 and 87, providedat their lower sides with rounded bearing heads 88 and 89, whicharerecessed in upper and lower bearings 90 and 91; The bearings 90 and 91are approximately cup-shaped to receive the rounded bearing heads 88 and89 for forming partial ball and socket connections, and the bearingheads 88 and 89 are secured in the bearings 90 and 91 by bolts 92 and93, extending through slots 94 and 95 of the bearings 90 and 91andprovided with nuts 96, which secure the bearing heads intheir respectivebearings. Plates or washers 97 are interposed between the nuts and thelower faces of the bearings and are provided with concave faces to fitthe same.

The upper bearing 90 is located at thefront or outer portion nof theplate orarm 98, which is formed integral with one member of a clamp 99.'lhe'clznnpv 99 is composed of two sections or members connected bybolts 100, and adapted to embrace the tubular extension 101 upon whichthe radiator cap 102 is mounted. The lower bearing 91 is formed integralwith and projects rearwardly from the adjacent tubular guide 8 of themain bracket. The relatively fixed section 81 is provided at the top andouter side with a marginal frame 103, preferably prevent him fromfalling through the space of the vertical guides 8.

between the front of the tender and the front of the automobile.

The vertical tubular guides 8 are provided atJtheir upper ends withknobs or heads 105, which are covered by caps 106 of rubber, or othersuitable material, forming cushions, and adapted to prevent a personfrom being injured through contact with the upper ends The verticalguides 8 are also provided at the back with integral vertical sockets107, adapted to receive the stafi? 108 of a flag, as illustrated indotted lines in Fig. at of the drawings.

It will be seen that while the fender is under the control of thechauifeur or. driver, who may instantly drop the fender and also re-setthe same after an operation thereof,

the automobile fender is also automatic in,

The

sliding its operation, and in this respect is independent of the controlof the driver'or chauffeur and will positively operate should thechauffeur be asleep, drunk, careless or 1. A device of the classdescribed including a fender slidable upwardly and down-- wardly, meansfor guiding the tender in its tion, a buffer arranged in advance of thetender and slidable backwardly and forwardly and connected wlth andadapted to the said holding meansto enable the tender to be lowered byan operator.

,2; A device of the class described includin a fender movable u owardland clownwardly, means for guiding the fender, holding means fornormally maintaining-the tender in an elevated position, a bufferarranged in advance of the fender and movable backwardly and i'orwardlyand connected with and adapted to operate the said holding means forautomatically tripping or releasing the tender, and mechanism connectedwith the tender for raising the same to reengage the fender with theholding means.

ing a tender movable upwardly and downwardly, means for guiding thefender, holding means for normally maintaining the tender in an elevatedposition, a-bulfer arranged in advance of the tender and movablebackwardly and forwardly and conmovement, means for normally.maintaining the fender in an elevated posio. Adevice of the classdescribed includ-' .nected with and adapted to operate the said holdingmeans for automatically tripping or releasing the fender, operatingmechanism connected with the said holding means to enablethe fender tobelowered by an foperator, and -mechanism connected with thefender forraising the same to reengage 'the fender with the holding means.

4-. A device of the class described including a main supporting bracketprovided at opposite sides with upright guides and hav- -1ng rearwardlyextending arms located at opposite sides of the bracket and providedwith means for securing them to the front portions of the sides of theframeofan automobile, an upright fender located in advance of theautomobile and slidable upwardly and downwardly in the guides of saidbracket, and means for supporting and tripping the fender including atransversely disposed butter located in advance of the tender andslidably supported by the main bracket.

5. A fender attachment comprising a supporting bracket, a fenderattached to said' bracket and vertically movable asan' entiretyinrespect thereto, means for holding the fender in its raisedpositio-mand an aua'c ri) vice i r re easin 1' tom ttl t 1 m is o 1 g8116. fender -1nolud1ng a buffer arranged I 111 advance of and above thefender and slldably mounted on the saldbracket.

6. A fender attachment comprising a supportmg bracket, a fender attachedto'sald bracket and vei-t1callymovable as an-en tirety inrespectthereto, means forholdingf ther'fenderin its raised positlon,andan'au-g tomatlc trlpplngx devicei for releasing said fender includinga buffer arranged in advance of and-above the fender,.and. longitudinalreciprocatory' "side bars slid'ably mountedon the bracket andconnectedwithi and supporting the buffer; c

with upright guides, a fender movable upwardly and downwardly, in theguides," a catch for holding the fender, in an elevated position, and abuffer located in front of the fender in advance of the automobile andslidable backwardly' and forwardly and con nected with the catch andadapted when moved rearwardly to operate the catch for releasing thefender.

8; A device of the class described compris fender and arranged to extendacross the front of an automobile. a

9.; A device of the class described includ ing a main supporting bracketprovided at opposite sides with vertical tubular guides and havlng meansfor mounting 1t on an automobile at the front thereof, an upright fenderlocated between the upright guides and provided at opposite sides witharms connected at their lower ends with the bottom portion of the fenderand extending into the tubular guides through the lower ends thereof,means forlimitingthedowm ward movement of the fender, and operatingmechanism for raising and lowering the fender. a, c, a 7

10. A device of the class described in'clud inga main supporting bracketprovided at y opposite sides with upright tubular guides and havingmeans for 'mountingit on an automobile at the front thereof,saidv.-guides being alsoprovided at the bottom with inwardlyextendingguidingfarms, and an up 1. A device of'theclassdescribedfinclud-l in g a main supporting bracket having means formounting it on an automobile *at the front thereof and providedatopposite sides right fender having its body portion guided d between thesaid arms and provided-at oppositensides with upright arms extendinginto the tubular. guides and slidable therein, and operating mechanismfor raising and a lowering the fender.

- 11. device of theclass described including oppositeuprighttubularguides, and an 1 upright fender composed of spaced bars, top. and bottombars connecting thegspaced bars,=the bottom barbeing provided" atopposite sides of the fenderwith lateral extensions having upright armsspaced from the-sidesof; the fender and extending into the tubularguides, said fender being slidable upwardly and downwardly.

v .12. A device of fillBOlii-SS describedincludingoppositeuprightftubular guides,- and an iupright'fendercomprising anapproximately V-shaped bottom bar having terminal extensions providedwith upright arms slidable in the tubular guides, a straight transversetop bar, vertical sidebars connecting the top and bottom bars, andspa'ced rods also con necting the top and bottom bars.

13. A device of the class described iIlOllid ing: oppositeuprighttubular guides pro vided with inwardly extending guiding arms, and anupright fender comprising an approximately V-shaped bottom bar havingterminal extensions provided w ith an up? right arm slidable in thetubularguides, a straight transverse top bar, vertical sidebarsconnecting the top and bottom bars and slidable between the saidarms,and spaced ice rods connecting the topand bottom. b'ar'sof the fender."c

14. A device of the class described includinga-cmain supporting bracketprovidedat opposite sides with upright fender guides and having oppositelongitudinal armsprovided with means" for securing them to the c frameof an automob1le,;sa1d arms being-also provided with integral uprightstandards havingmeans-for connecting them with the automobile frame. i Q15. A device of the class described including amain supportingbracketprovided at opposite sides with upright guides and havc ingopposite l longitudinal arms, provided with means for securing them tothe frame of an auto1nobile,said arms being also provided with posts orbrackets shaving attaching flanges located at a point between the upperand lower ends ofvthe postsor standards and adapted to'be secured to theframe of an automobile,,the upper portions of the posts or standardshaving supporting-shod ders and provided with threads to receive nuts.-I f I a -16. A device of the-class described including a-main'supporting bracket having upright guides, a fender movableupwardly and downwardly in the'guides, a buffer located in advance ofthe fender, bars slidl ably mounted on the supporting bracket and on thebars and cushioning the buffer.

17. A device of the class described including a main supporting brackethaving upright guides, a fender movable upwardly and downwardly in theguides, abuifer lo-j cated in advance of the fender, bars s'lidablymounted on the supporting bracket and supporting the buffer, springsmounted on the bars and cushioning the buffer, means for normallysupporting the fender in'an,

elevated position, and means operated by the inward movement of the saidbars for automatically dropping the fender.

18. A device of the class described including a main supporting bracketcomprising; vertical guides located at opposite sides of the supportingbracket, a transverse. rod connecting the guides and arms extendingrearwardly fromthe guides and having means for securing them to anautomobile,

said arms being provided with longitudinal openings, side bars slidablein the'openings, springs for cushioning the side bars, and a bufferprovided with hinges connecting the fender movable upwardly anddownwardly 19. A device of the class described including a mainsupporting bracket comprising vertical guides located at opposite sidesofthe supporting bracket, a transverse rod con- 1 necting the guides andarms extending rearbuffer with the outer ends of the side bars.

wardly from the guides and having means for securing them to anautomobile, sa1d arms being provided wlth longitudinal openings, sidebars slidable inthe openingsy springs for cushioning the slde bars, anda.

oscillatory arm, a rock shaft provided with opposite arms and having acatch arranged to engagev the first-mentioned arm for locking. thefenderin an elevated position, a buffer, and side bars slidably mounted on thebracket and supporting the buffer and arranged toengage the arms of thesaid rock shaft, whereby when the buffer is moved inwardly the catchwill be swung out of engagement with the co-acting arm-to release thefender.

21. A device of the class described comprising a bracket provided withmeans for mounting it on an automobile, an upright fender movableupwardly and downwardly on the bracket, means for raising the fenderincluding a rock shaft provided with arms, flexible connectionsextending from the arms to the fender, and means for guiding theflexible connections, a catch for holding the .rock shaft againstmovement to support the fender in an elevated position, a buffer, and abar slidably mounted on the bracket and connected with the buffer andarranged to operate the catch for releasing the rock shaft v23. A deviceof the class described com- I prising a main supporting bracket providedwith means for mountmg it on an automobile and having opposite uprightguides, a

in the said guides, means for raising the fender including a dependingoscillatory arm, connections between the arm and the fender, a forwardlyextending arm connected with the said arm and provided with a curvedupwardly extending bar, a curved guide receiving the curved bar, saidcurved guide being provided with a longitudinal slot, and a foot platehaving a connecting portion secured to the'curved bar and operating inthe slot of thecurved guide. I

A device of the class described comprising a main supporting bracketprovided with means for mounting it on an au tomobile at the frontthereof, a fender movable upwardly and downwardly in vthe guides, abuffer, side bars supporting the buffer and slidably mounted on the saidbracket, means for raising the fender including a rock shaft having aforwardly extending arm, and connections between the rockshaft and thefender, and a second rock shaft having arms arranged to be engaged bythe said side bars, the last-mentioned rock shaft being also providedwith a catch arranged to engage the forwardly projecting arm of thefirst-mentioned rock shaft for holding the fender in an elevatedposition.

'25. A device of the class described comprising a main bracket providedat opposite sides at the back with means for mounting it on'anautomobile at the front thereof and having upright guides, a fendermovable upwardly, and downwardly in the said guides, mechanism forraising the fender, a catch connected with the said mechanism forholding the fender in an elevated position, and 7 operating mechanismconnected mounting it on an automobile at the front thereof and havingupright guides, a fender movable upwardly and downwardlyin the saidguides, mechanism for raising the fender, a catch connected with thesaid mechanism for holding thefender in an elevated position, and anoperating rod pivotally connected at one end with the catch and havingits other end arranged to be depressed by the foot.

27. A deviceof the class described including a main bracket providedwith means for securing it to an automobile at the front thereof andhaving upright guides, a fender movable upwardly and downwardly in thesaid guides, mechanism connected with the fender for raising the same,acatch engaging I the said mechanism for holding the fender in anelevated position, and means for operating the catch to release thefender.

28, A device of the, class described including a main bracket providedwith means for securing it to an automobile at the front thereof andhaving upright guides, a fender movable upwardly and downwardly in thesaid guides, mechanism connected with the fender for raising the same, acatch engaging the said mechanism for holding the fender in an elevatedposition, a buffer movable inwardly and outwardly, and means actuated bythe. buffer for operating the catch to release the fender automaticallywhen the buffer is moved inwardly or rearwardly.

29. A device ofthe class described including a bracket provided withmeans for securing it to an automobile at the front thereof and havingupright guides, a fender movable upwardly and downwardly in the guides,a buffer, side bars supporting the buffer and slidably mounted on thebracket and movable inwardly and outwardly, mechanism for raising thefender, a catch en-.

gaging the said mechanism for holding the fender in an elevatedposition, and means actuated" by the inward movement of the side barsfor operating the catch torelease the fender.

30A device of the class described including a bracket having uprightguides, a fender slidable upwardly and downwardly in the guides, a frontflexible connection secured at its terminals to the bracket and i to thefender, a rearwardly extending flexdevice connected with the rearwardlyextending flexible,- connection, and means for docking'the fender in anelevated position. i a

31, A device of :the class described ini eluding aybrackethaving uprightguides, a

fender slidable upwardly and downwardly in the :guides, front flexibleconnection secured atits' terminals to thebracket and to the" fender, arearwardly extending flex- 1 ihle-connection slidably connected at itsfront end with the front flexible connection at a point intermediate ofthe ends thereof and forming upper and lower branches of the frontflexible connection, guiding means receivingthe lower branch of thefront fiexible connection, an operating device connected with therearwardly extending flexible connection, and means for locking thefender inan elevated posltion.

32. Adevice of the class described in-i eluding a fender, means formounting the same at the front of an automoblle in advance of the enginein spaced relation with the latter, and an inclined screen extendingupwardly and rearwardlyat the space between the fender and the engineand having a hinged section located above the fender and adapted to beraised to aiford accessto the said space for cranking'the engine.

33. A device of the class describedineluding a main bracket providedwith means for mounting it on an automobile atthe front thereof, afender carried by the bracket and arranged in advance of the engine, and

an inclined screen extending upwardly and rearwardly at the spacebetweenthefender and engine and provided with a hinged section having aninclined pintle 'ro'd supported at its lower end upon the said bracket,

and means arranged at the top of the radiator of the automobile forsupporting the upper end of thebracketj' y 84. A device of the classdescribed in cluding a supporting bracket provided with meansforiinounting it on an automobilefat the front thereof and having abearing socket, a fender supported by theibracket,

a clamp adapted to-engage the automobile at the radiator cap andprovided with a bearing socket, an inclined screen composed of fixed andmovable sections, the movable section havinga pintlerod, and sleevesreceiving the pintle rod and having" bearing c slot, aninclinedscreencomposed of fixed and movable sections, the movablesection being provided with an inclined pintle rod,

sleeves receiving thePintle rod and pro as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signa- Vided with bearing heads fitting in the said ture in thepresence of two Witnesses. sockets and havin bolts operatin' in the T Tslots of the socke s, and nlits-moti nted on WILSOA SYMOI the bolts andsecuring the bearing heads in Witnesses: the sockets. v ALFRED COWLES,In testimony that I claim the foregoing G. E. TEUTON.

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